Germany's Euro 2024 bid led by Reinhard Grindel, left, started off as a foregone conclusion but feels far from certain ahead of Thursday's vote.

The concept of a big sporting upset is fresh in the mind when it comes to Germany. Their unexpected failure to defend their World Cup title in Russia this summer has introduced fresh doubt around the national team and Thursday's vote for the right to host Euro 2024 feels equally uncertain.

From the moment the two countries registered their intention to bid for Euro 2024 in March of last year, seasoned tournament operators Germany were widely seen as the no-risk favourites with hopeful first-timers...

One intrepid Turkish fan conjured up an ingenious scheme to circumvent his stadium ban and watch his beloved Denizlispor side in action at the weekend.

Having been given a one-year ban from the Denizli Atatürk stadium for a previous misdemeanour, the chap in question went to the lengths of hiring a cherry-picker in order to "attend" his team's second-tier match against Gaziantepspor.

Only in Turkey 🇹🇷A Denizlispor fan who was banned from the stadium for 12 months, hired a crane out to watch his side play this weekend! 👀 pic.twitter.com/0rZRflDP1N

Turkey celebrate victory in European Amputee Football Federation (EAFF) European Championship final

Turkey's national amputee football team beat England 2-1 at the European Amputee Football Federation (EAFF) Championship final on Monday to be crowned champions at the Vodafone Park stadium in Istanbul.

Amputee football has been growing in popularity, especially in Turkey where over 20 clubs exist. Nobody however, quite expected fans to fill the 41,903-seater Vodafone Park stadium.

The Turkey amputee team captured the imagination of a nation let down by the senior national side's failure to get...

Ricardo Quaresma was one of five players sent off in a fiery Istanbul derby between Fenerbahce and Besiktas

Istanbul derbies are always heated affairs and while the "Intercontinental Derby" between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce has international notoriety, there is a new contender in town as the Besiktas-Fenerbahce derby has now emerged as a worthy competitor.

After this weekend's wild 2-1 result in which five players were sent off, Eren Sarigul explains its explosion in both popularity and entertainment.